South Melbourne Football Club (SMFC)Formerly: Albert Park Football Club (APFC) 1867 -1880 1888 First Australian Club ChampionshipNorwood and South Melbourne played a three match series to determine the first Australian Club Championship of the respective SA/Vic. Premiers. Norwood won all three games. 1890 National Championship gamePort Adelaide defeats South Melbourne in National Championship game. 1896 Clubs that formed VFLGeelong, Essendon, Collingwood, Fitzroy, Melbourne and South Melbourne met to form the Victorian Football League as a break-away competition, with Carton and St. Kilda later invited to join. 1903 South Melbourne visitSouth Melbourne came to Tasmania to play two game. But after the first game against the NTFA, the Southern match was cancelled due to an outbreak of smallpox in the capital. 1909 National Championship gameSouth Melbourne defeats West Adelaide in National Championship game. 1982 South MelbourneSouth Melbourne relocated to Sydney. |
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